Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bob Bauer/John Coble
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1999
Seedling Number: J86E-3
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: White
Wine
Bloom Color Description: White, large dark red violet halo, dark red violet veins branching at petal edge, wide dark yellow signal
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2002
Award of Merit: 2004
W. A. Payne Medal: 2008

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Various insects
Ploidy: Diploid
Parentage: Geisha Gown X Iapetus
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Japanese Iris
  • Iris
  • Japanese Water Iris
  • Hanashobu

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Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2021-06-14
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